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He will have run 10km bur not back and forth between them because he runs past both of them at the start so he never turns back.

As I understand it. Cohen made the payment initially and they all conspired to cook the books. That was just a misdemeanour. The crime was doing so to influence the election and/or avoid tax which is what they got him on. However the only real evidence they had that he was directly involved were the cheques he signed as president to reimburse Cohen (and cover Cohen’s tax bill), falsely recorded as legal expenses. If they can now block the cheques from being used as evidence he may get off.

I think what they are trying to argue is that Trump signed the cheques to repay Cohen after he became president (official business), so that incriminating fact couldn't be admitted in evidence in the trial and therefore the case should be thrown out. I don't think the judge will buy that.

It now seems Nixon was wrong to resign over Watergate and Ford had no business giving him a pardon. Despite two lower courts ruling that Presidents aren’t Kings, apparently they are. Very ironic given that America fought a War of Independence to break away from despotic rule.

Nothing stopping him from doing it now.

When our engineering office bought its first desktop computer in the early 80's (a state-of-the-art Tandy TRS80 that cost about $3,000 at the time), we had to do all our own programming as there was virtually no software available in those days. I thought I could put it to much better use than just writing technical applications so my main focus for the next year or so was analysing past and current Lotto results and developing arcane prediction theories that would improve my odds of picking the right numbers. Sadly despite considerable effort, I ultimately had to stick with engineering to earn a living.

Unfortunately, Joe’s biggest achievement was being so bad he made Trump look good on the night.

It would have been obvious to the 50 million viewers that Trump’s torrent of lies and half truths easily overwhelmed Joe’s very feeble performance. The Democrats are now talking about replacing him but it’s probably a bit late in the day, especially if Joe doesn’t want to step aside, which is likely. Bad as it was, it will be interesting to see if it makes much difference to the opinion polls in the next few weeks. Joe will probably survive unless there’s a really big swing, but I’m sure yesterday’s performance have Western leaders around the world feeling very worried.

To be having a sly dig, Eric would have to see the irony, which he wouldn't. Don't know whether Ivanka does that or not, but unlike her dad, she would at least be smart enough not to brag about it in public.

And Ivanka once said she "got her moral compass from her dad".

Depends on which items are in stock on the shelf.

Some years ago I walked past one who had his sign upside down. When I pointed this out to him, he said "Yes, I know. I get more people to stop that way".

Being compassionate is laudable but if the law says Trump has to hand the gun in, I don’t see any need for compassion or leniency. The same would apply to any other person found guilty.

Absolutely! You have to get your priorities right.

Another classic is ‘could of’ instead of ‘could have’.

That's the real concern for the future of America. Plenty of those sycophants are a lot smarter than he is.

William (Bill) Anders, now aged 90, the Apollo 8 astronaut who took the famous ‘Earthrise’ photo in 1968, was killed when his T-34 crashed into the sea yesterday.

Done

What improper instructions did he give?

He posted his $175m bond and has appealed so nothing happens to his properties until the appeal is resolved.

Six months under house arrest in his triplex apartment on top of Trump tower would be a good result. He’d have plenty of time to get out the tape measure and work out how big it is.

Maybe 10%-15% of the population will be on tenterhooks. The rest aren't listening and don't care. Also, Trump is no tragic hero, he's a disaster.

For not much of a result, apparently.

Whoever photoshopped the lines didn't do a very good job.

I posted about this previously somewhere on here. This guy has been rebuilding a derelict boat, "Tally Ho" that he bought for $1. It's literally been rebuilt from the keel up, and for the last 7 years he has been posting regular progress videos to a huge audience that have been following the story. The workmanship that has gone into it is truly amazing. They finally launched it: